Liverpool skipper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196, is confident his side can still finish inside the top four, despite their slack start to the season.
The Reds currently find themselves in the fourteenth place in the pecking order, having already suffered three defeats in their opening 6 league games, including two at home.
Their plight further worsened on Thursday, as they succumbed to a shock 3-2 defeat at Anfield at the hands of Udinese in a Europa League match.
Earlier, the Merseyside outfit did away with Kop legend, Kenny Dalglish, from the management in May. The Anfield reins were then handed over to Brendan Rodgers, who has been set the target of helping the club reclaim their place in Champions League football.
Although the situation is currently presenting a gloomy picture, the talismanic midfielder was upbeat about their chances of achieving the feat.
He was of the opinion that their performance against Norwich City in their last league game was really encouraging, and it showed that the team had finally started to flourish under Rodgers’ tutelage.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Canaries-c38723 5-2 at the Carrow Road last week. It was their first league win of the season.
“The Norwich win will be the catalyst to push us on. We should have a few more points but teams will find it really difficult to play against us,” he told the reporters in an interview.
“I'm confident we can go on a run of winning games.”
The Reds will take on Stoke City on Sunday at Anfield in their next EPL match. After that, they will play another home game against an out-of-sorts Reading.
The English International called upon his team to go all out to secure maximum points out of the two fixtures.
He insisted that it was essential that they improved on their home form, and should be able to get the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done at their own citadel.
“They are good opportunities but they are also tough games. They are games we should be winning, certainly here at home. We've being playing well for a number of weeks, so if we can continue that I am sure we can take maximum points in both those games,”
he added.
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